Matt Strahm vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Wakefield built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Strahm as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Strahm led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 143 vs 92), run prevention (ERA+ 135 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 120 vs 84). Role difference aside, Matt Strahm holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Matt Strahm and Tim Wakefield

Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.56
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
8.79
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.08
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.17
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.042
1.042
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.52
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.22
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.14
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.3
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12388
34.56
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Matt Strahm and Tim Wakefield

Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
1.75
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
1.29
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.63
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.92
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.63
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
1.55
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Strahm and Tim Wakefield

Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
2907.69
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
512.31
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
46.15
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.23
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.28
15.14
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
83.08
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.25
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
216.92
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA